THE APPLE. 



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it is an inferior apple to Gilbert, its twin-brother. Both apples are 

 apparently a cross of Black Twis (Wincsap) and L,inibertwig, and 

 are so nnicli alike in appearance as to require an expert to distinguish 

 them." 



Fruit large, roundisli conical; skin thick, tough; surface smooth, 

 yellow, washed witli red, having a few indistinct stripes; d(jts medium, 



Paragon. 



yellow; cavity large, regular, deep, flaring, russet; stem short, 

 slender; basin medium in size and depth, abrupt, furmwed; calyx 

 small, nearly closed; segments small, convei-ging, or sliglitly rellexed. 

 Core medium, conical, clasping, partially open; seeds numerous, 

 medium, plump, lirown; flesh yellow, moderately fine-grained, lircak- 

 ing, juicy, subacid, very good. Winter. 



Patten Greening (DuchesR No. J). — A seedling of OUlenburg; 

 seed grown near Portage, AVis., and jjlanted in fall of ISfiO by C. G. 

 Patten, Charles City, Iowa; tree jiroductive, of somewhat stronger 

 oTOwth than Oldenburg, with limbs strongh- shouldered. The Min- 



